What is a manipulation?

The manipulation (also known as an adjustment) is a high velocity, low amplitude thrust given into a specific joint in order to provide a therapeutic result. This is not to say, however, that all manipulations are the same. Just as Chiropractors are different individually, so are our many techniques. A particular technique that I might use and feel comfortable with may feel odd or uncomfortable to another Chiropractor and vice versa.

The manipulation can sometimes cause some minor discomfort, but it is not usually considered painful. Most of this discomfort will go away after the manipulation is performed several times. That is right, several manipulations may be necessary before total relief is seen. Let's face the truth, you wouldn't expect to take just one of the twenty pills of any prescription to get a cure, you shouldn't expect only one adjustment to do the same. Just as you were given twenty pills to cure your illness, you may have to have four, five or even more manipulations to do the same!

The discomfort that you may feel is very often related to how long you waited before you sought treatment for your pain or illness. The sooner we can start the manipulations after onset, the less discomfort you will feel and the fewer treatments you will need for your continued good health.